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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T22:50:38+00:00 2026-05-28T22:50:38+00:00

Please explain how the following snippet of code in C is a valid one

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Please explain how the following snippet of code in C is a valid one

int main(c, v) char *v; int c;{
 //program body
}

I stumbled across some examples from the International Obfuscated C code contest and i’m just curious.

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    2026-05-28T22:50:39+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 10:50 pm

    It’s K&R-style function declaration. See Function declaration: K&R vs ANSI

    However, I don’t believe it has a valid signature for main(), since v isn’t of the right type. See What are the valid signatures for C's main() function?

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